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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Toshiftdowntoalowergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,presseitherofthe
DOWNswitchesawayfromyouonce
withyourthumb.
WARNING
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.
Ifthedriverairbagweretodeployin
acollision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.
DOWN switches
NOTE
Whendrivingslowly,thegearsmaynot
l
shiftupdependingonvehiclespeed.
Inmanualshiftmode,gearsdonotshiftup
l
automatically.Don'truntheenginewiththe
tachometerneedleintheREDZONE.Ifthe
tachometerneedleenterstheREDZONE,
youmayfeelengine-brakingbecausethe
fueldeliverywillbestoppedtoprotectthe
engine.However,thisdoesnotindicatean
abnormality.
WARNING
Donotuseenginebrakingonslippery
roadsurfacesorathighspeeds:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
l
transmissionwillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed(Except
M2→M1).
ManuallyShiftingdown
(M6→M5→M4→M3→M2→M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward( )once.
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.
Ifthedriverairbagweretodeployin
acollision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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